Education

Reed College to expand tuition-free program nationwide

A small private liberal arts college in the Portland area has a new idea for getting students to…

Oregon

Two bodies turn up in Willamette River in recent days, neither belong to missing kayaker

Authorities have recovered a second body from the Willamette River since a kayaker plunged over Willamette Falls Saturday night, April…

Columnists

Too much communication: For cell phones in schools, simpler may be better

What do you do with legislation that cuts into the middle of how Oregonians live their lives, when…

Nation

Oregon companies suffering under Trump tariffs, consumers next, business leaders tell governor

At a roundtable hosted by Gov. Tina Kotek, more than a dozen business leaders described a dire situation…

Education

Federal education cuts and Trump DEI demands leave states, teachers in limbo

Many conservative-led states rely heavily on dollars from Washington.

Wildfires

Proposal to impose penalties on private utilities delaying wildfire lawsuits quietly moves forward

A bipartisan bill moving through the Oregon Senate would prohibit private utilities from recovering wildfire costs from customers…

State

Oregon gun owners ask state supreme court to shoot down Measure 114

Two Harney County gun owners are asking the Oregon Supreme Court to weigh in on Measure 114, the…

Local News

Oregon wolf report shows predators’ population growing, expanding

Oregon’s wolf population continues to grow and expand into western Oregon, but poaching of the predators remains concerning…

Local News

Bynum to host town hall Saturday, but Merkley events postponed

The town hall events U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., scheduled for Jefferson and Crook counties on Saturday have…

Local News

Bynum and Merkley to hold town hall in Sisters April 5

U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Ore., and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., will be holding a joint town hall…

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